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aberrant architecture - Architecture Residents 2010

aberrant architecture - Architecture Residents 2010

The aberrant blog was a forum for an exchange of ideas plugged directly into our studio inside of the V&A to read about their research and find out about special events and studio openings. Archive – this blog closed in 2010 

Week 6 | School Report: 15.02.10

“The Government paid a visit to the studio on Tuesday morning…” Morning Bell The V&A has been over-run by school children hopped up on half-term holiday fever. At first, we assumed the long lines of mini-human-caterpillars blocking the corridors and taking over the toilets had taken a wrong turn in the tunnel on their way to...
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Week 5 | Outer This World: 08.02.10

“Nightclub, top ten beach, liberated bed-hopping local population and ultra-fast broadband…give it a few years and perhaps the Outer Hebrides will be the new Prague or Vegas.” Gonzo Architecture Our trip to the Outer Hebrides began at 5.30am in the departure lounge of Luton airport: two teachers, one twenty-something groupie and the students of ‘Studio...
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Week 4 | Silk Press: 01.02.10

“After spitting and grunting and talking about warfare, prison, robbery and death, we felt man enough to get back to researching silk dresses.” Full Court Press The design press have been all over us this week…or more accurately all over Gordon Wu. We have no idea how he deals with all the intrusion and still manages to avoid being photographed. Perhaps...
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Week 3 | Wish you were here: 25.01.10

“Expect Hollywood spotlights next time, so wear something nice!” Open Sesame Where were you on Wednesday afternoon? You missed the open studio. We cooked, we cleaned, we decorated the walls… It turns out an open studio day is a bit like taking part in ‘Come Dine With Me’. We slave away on our MacBook Pros and behave like the perfect...
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Week 2 | Upstairs, Downstairs: 18.01.10

“We don’t want Jamie Oliver picketing the studio!” What are we doing here? Our MO is flexible living and working practices. The office 9-to-5 is increasingly out-of-date. Workplaces are moving closer to home, working practices are growing increasingly disparate. At aberrant we research and design buildings, interiors and furnishings with this shift...
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aberrant live from the V&A | Week 1 | Taking over the studio: 11.01.10

“We will have to wait and see if the draw of the dinosaur gym can outdo discount bacon, sausages and baked beans.” We moved into our new home on Monday 4th January. For the next six months, Residency Studio 2, Sackler Centre, V&A Museum, London will be our address, just in case anyone wants to send us a moving in present. The Christmas decorations...
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2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture: City Mobilization | British Council Talk: 07.12.09

“The options on the menu were chicken, pork and meat, but no one could tell us what exactly the ‘meat’ was.” aberrant exhibited 'Gordon Wu CityLocal’, a trade stand offering franchise opportunities to the inhabitants of Shenzhen’s urban villages. Usually we develop ideas and plan exhibits with first hand familiarity of...
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The Architecture Foundation: Itinerant Architecture – How to Subvert an Architecture Biennale: 20.10.09

“There should be a gong or orchestral music to drown out people who ask silly questions…” For our debut presentation to the Architecture Foundation, we gave an advanced preview of our ‘Gordon Wu CityLocal’ exhibition at the 2009 Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture: City Mobilization (for more information see our...
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Meet the aberrant team | Reflecting Wales 09:09

“The smash and grab operation only yielded 250 catalogues.” In October 2009, a crack architecture and design unit was selected to take part in an exhibition in Cardiff by a panel of industry heavyweights; their submission no one thought they could commit to: a series of stories, entitled ‘Love Stories of Recession’, which explore the theme of...
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